As Director
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
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Kemp Powers
Directing
Birth Date
October 30, 1973
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature.
